What is your hometown, what brought you to the 

Pensacola Bay area, and how long have you been 

here?

I’m a Southern guy through and through. Born and 

raised in Philadelphia, Mississippi, I appreciate small-

town charm. After studying in Oxford (Hotty Toddy!), 

I moved to Savannah and traveled back and forth from 

New York City for work and to court my now-husband, 

a native of Gulf Breeze. After a few years of extensive 

travel, we returned to Pensacola in fall of 2016. 

What is your profession and give a brief 

description of what you do.

As Executive Director of Pensacola Little Theatre, drama 

is my profession. I oversee the financial management, 

staff, and tenants of the Pensacola Cultural Center. As a 

Cultural Center, the opportunity to bring perspective and 

creativity into our business strategies and organizational 

oversight is what makes PLT click for me.  

What led you to choose this profession?

I previously worked for a fellow nonprofit, the Savannah 

College of Art and Design. Being around creativity while 

advocating and networking for the arts is my passion, and 

SCAD taught me that. My itch for creativity comes in the 

form of writing, and grant writing is ever-present when 

running a nonprofit. 

What do you like best about Pensacola? What 

makes it so unique?

I think Pensacola’s potential is what attracts me the 

most. Small-town Mississippi, bless its heart, is growing 

slower than I’d hope. Savannah is already settled and 

doesn’t have much room for further development. But 

Pensacola’s growth is just beginning, and this is the 

time to be a part of that growth. It’s unique because 

Downtown Pensacola and Pensacola Beach are totally 

opposite, but you can get the best of both worlds within a 

small radius of one another.  

Give us three words that best describe you. 

Authentic. Lighthearted. Communicative.  

Favorite Things you like about Pensacola. 

What’s not to love? The restaurant scene is boastful; the 

sunsets are breathtaking; the arts are thriving; and we 

have a fantastic friend group that does Pensacola right. A 

sense of community is the most important part of creating 

a home for me, and Pensacola has offered that tenfold. 

I AM PENSACOLA because… 

 

I am part of a whole. Pensacola has so many moving parts 

to make it the attractive home or destination we all know. 

If you lose any of the city’s most important pieces, you 

lose something special to the bigger picture. My hope is 

for us to be one of those beneficial moving parts to keep 

the growth steady. 

I AM PENSACOLA

Sid Williams-Heath

photo by

 Ashley Simmons